HR Generalist/Payroll/Recruiter

New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC), one of the nation's leading Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), is seeking a proactive, detail-oriented Human Resources Recruiter / Generalist to serve as the direct right hand to the Chief Human Resources Officer. This role is weighted heavily toward full-cycle recruiting and modern candidate sourcing, with growing ownership of payroll, benefits, and leave administration. NJCC will invest in developing this person's broader HR generalist skill set over time — the priority hire is a sharp, scrappy recruiter with the numerical precision to manage payroll and benefits accurately from day one.

Primary Responsibilities — Talent Acquisition & Employment Branding (~60%) Lead full-cycle recruitment for exempt and non-exempt roles across the organization.

Build and continuously refine sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, social media, AI-enabled sourcing tools, employee referrals, and industry networks — this role owns the newest sourcing techniques, not just traditional job boards.

Develop recruitment marketing and outreach that leads with scope, growth, and ownership of the role — not solely mission-driven messaging — to attract talent from corporate and for-profit backgrounds.

Partner with hiring managers to build pipelines, especially targeting professionals from corporate, financial-services, and higher-education environments.

Track and report recruiting metrics: time-to-fill, source effectiveness, and quality of hire.

Primary Responsibilities — HR Operations (~40%) Process and administer payroll accurately and on schedule, in coordination with Finance and external payroll providers.

Manage onboarding, orientation, HRIS data integrity, and personnel recordkeeping.

Support performance management, employee engagement, Open Enrollment, and exit interviews.

Ensure compliance with employment law and internal HR policy.

Co-lead culture/employee engagement activities

Will own Ad Hoc HR initiatives

Qualifications Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required.

Up to 5 years of professional experience, with the majority concentrated in full-cycle recruiting/talent acquisition.

1–2 years of HR generalist experience (payroll, benefits, or HRIS) preferred — NJCC will train further on this.

Demonstrated fluency in current sourcing and recruitment marketing techniques, including social media and AI-enabled recruiting tools.

This person will process payroll and benefits.

Experience with ATS/HRIS platforms and LinkedIn Recruiter.

treats accuracy in payroll/benefits as non-negotiable.

Able to multitask across recruiting and HR operations without dropping either.